2. Music:
Fairuz
O Also known as
“Ambassador to the
Stars,” Fairuz is one of
the most admired
living singers in the
Arab world.
O Fairuz is a Lebanese
icon and a symbol of
Lebanese nationalism.

3. Theater:
The
Rahbani
Brothers
O The Rahbani
Brothers, Assi and
Mansour, were
Lebanese
composers,
musicians,
songwriters,
authors,
playwrights/
dramatists,
philosophers and
poets.
O They are still a
staple of Lebanese
theater.

4. Literature:
Gibran
Khalil
Gibran
O Gibran was a Lebanese
artist, poet, and writer.
O Born in Bsharri, north
Lebanon before relocating
to the U.S.
O Chiefly known in the
English-speaking world for
his 1923 book, The
Prophet.
O Gibran is the third bestselling poet of all time,
behind Shakespeare and
Laozi.

5. Literature:
Amin
Maalouf
O Amin Maalouf was
born in Beirut in
1949 but relocated
to France in 1976.
O He writes in French.
O He was elected at the
Académie Française
on 23 June 2011, on
seat 29 making him
the first Lebanese to
be inducted as an
academy immortal.

6. Architecture:
Sursock
Palace
O The Sursock Museum is a
great example of
Lebanese architecture,
which has Italianate,
specifically Venetian, and
Ottoman architectural
influences.
O It was built as a private villa
at the end of the 19th
century by Nicolas
Sursock, a member of one
of Beirut's most prominent
aristocratic families.
O According to his will, the villa
was transformed into a
museum and bequeathed
to the city of Beirut.
O It displays the works of both
Lebanese and
international artists.

7. Architecture:
Beiteddine
Palace
O The palace was built by Emir Bashir Shihab II in the period between
1788 and 1818.
O It was later used by both the Ottomans and the French before being
restored in 1934 by the General Directorate of Antiquities.
O After independence in 1943, the palace became the summer residence
of the President of the Republic.

8. Cinema
Cinema
in
Lebanon
has
been
in
existence
since
the
1920s,
and
the
country
has
produced
over
500
films.
Most
notably:
O West Beirut by Ziad Doueiri (1998)
O After Shave by Hany Tamba (2005)
O Bosta by Philippe Aractingi (2005)
O Caramel by Nadine Labaki (2007)
O Where Do We Go Now? By Nadine Labaki
(2011)